The Latest Breaking News from Japan

There's "kind of an ineffable thing" that makes JRPGs what they are, Toshihiro Kondo says

A Japanese navy report says lack of instructions to the crew and their failure to keep a lookout and communicate led two Japanese navy helicopters to collide during nighttime training in April, killing all eight people on board

Asian shares are trading mostly higher after Wall Street benchmarks reached more milestones

Eight years ago Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor

Japan and the Philippines sign defense pact amid rising tensions with China, focusing on joint drills and regional security challenges.

In the first half, Chinese firms sold over 34,500 fossil-fuel cars and EVs in the country, ahead of Korean and Japanese brands

New Japanese emissions restrictions mean that Honda is discontinuing its 50cc mopeds in 2025. Lucky for Super Cub fans, that's not its only displacement.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are down -0.06%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.05% this morning as investors looked ahead to the release of U.S. inflation data, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony, and the start of the second-quarter earnings season later in the…

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are down -0.06%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.05% this morning as investors looked ahead to the release of U.S. inflation data, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony, and the start of earnings season later in the week.